Related Research Articles
The Queensland Reds is the rugby union team for the Australian state of Queensland that competes in the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996, they were a representative team selected from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland. With the introduction of the professional Super 12 competition they moved to a model where players are contracted to the Reds through the Queensland Rugby Union rather than selected on the basis of club form.
The ACT Brumbies is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The team competes in Super Rugby and named for the feral horses which inhabit the capital's hinterland. The team represents the ACT, as well as the Far South Coast and Southern Inland regions of New South Wales (NSW).
Stephen Larkham is a retired Australian rugby union professional player, currently in the role of head coach for Brumbies. He spent his career with the Brumbies in Super Rugby, for whom he played from the inception of the professional Super 12 in 1996 through 2007. He is best known for his long tenure with the Wallabies at international level, for whom he played 102 times. After initial selection at fullback from 1996 to 1997, Larkham was the first-choice Australian fly-half from 1997 to 2007, playing in the 1999, 2003, and 2007 Rugby World Cups.
The Western Force is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia, currently competing in Super Rugby Pacific. They previously played in Super Rugby from 2006 until they were axed from the competition in 2017. Following their axing they played in the National Rugby Championship in 2018 and 2019, replacing the Perth Spirit, and Global Rapid Rugby from 2018 to 2020, an Indo-Pacific competition organised by Andrew Forrest.
Bradley Carnegie Thorn is a New Zealand Australian rugby union coach and former rugby league and rugby union footballer. Born in New Zealand, he represented Australia in rugby league and New Zealand in rugby union in a twenty-two year career as a player, starting at age nineteen and finishing at age forty-one. He was the head coach of the Australian Super Rugby Pacific team, the Queensland Reds. Thorn is their second longest-serving coach in history and their longest serving coach in the professional era.
James David O'Connor is an Australian professional rugby union footballer who currently plays for Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. He made his international debut for Australia in 2008 at the age of 18. He has played for the Western Force and Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby. In 2013 he played for English Premiership side London Irish, and in the 2014–15 season he moved to France to play in the Top 14 competition for Toulon. His regular playing positions are fly-half, centre, fullback and wing.
James Alexander Slipper is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Super Rugby club ACT Brumbies and captains the Australia national team.
Rory Arnold is an Australian professional rugby union player. He played for the Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 competition, and has represented Australia in test matches. His regular position is lock.
Jack Debreczeni is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a fly half for the ACT Brumbies in the Super Rugby Pacific competition.
Henry Taefu is a Samoan professional Rugby Union player. He currently plays for North Harbour in the Bunnings NPC and Moana Pasifika in the Super Rugby Pacific, having previously played for the Western Force in Australia’s Super Rugby AU. His playing position is inside centre.
Izack Rodda is an Australian professional rugby union player. He signed for Provence Rugby for the 2024/25 season after leaving Western Force in Super Rugby. Rodda previously played for the Queensland Reds and French Top 14 team Lyon OU. He is capped for the Australian national team and played at the Rugby World Cup in 2019. His regular position is lock.
Ryan Smith is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock.
Ratu Leone Rotuisolia is a Fijian rugby union player, currently playing for the Drua. His preferred position is lock. Raised up in Cairns before making the move down to Sydney in 2017 who he later played for Sydney University.
Jackson Pugh is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Force in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock. He was named in the Force squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. He made his debut for the Force in Round 3 of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Reds. He is playing Number 8 for Auckland in the 2022 season of the Bunnings NPC.
Sorovakatini Tuifagalele is a Fijian rugby union player, currently playing for the Drua. His preferred position is lock.
Lopeti Faifua is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Reds in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock or flanker. He was named in the Reds squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. He made his Reds debut in Round 9 of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Rebels.
Taj Annan is an Australian rugby union player, currently playing for the Reds. His preferred position is fly-half, centre or fullback.
George Blake is a Cook Islander-Australian rugby union player, who plays for the Reds. His preferred position is prop or hooker.
Cormac Daly is an Irish rugby union player, who plays for the Reds. His preferred position is lock.
References
- ↑ "Jake Upfield". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ "Upfield hungry for greater success with the Bull Sharks". Bond University. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ "Jake Upfield: Jersey sign Australian forward to bolster squad". BBC Sport. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ "Jersey Reds: World Cup caps depart, but Tongan 'Kuki' remains". Jersey Evening Post. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ "Reds confirm three more additions to playing ranks". Jersey Reds. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ "Lock crisis at Reds a puzzler". Rugby.com.au. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ "Reds announce team for Super Rugby Pacific opener" (Press release). Queensland Reds. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
